Your Family Tree
Your French Family History,
Researched and Preserved
Your Family Tree
Discover your French ancestry through original archival research, presented in a beautifully printed family history book, with pedigree charts and images of the original records.
Choose to trace one, two, or four family lines, with research carried out in French archives and findings presented in English.
Choose Your Family Tree
How many family lines would you like to trace?
We offer three research options, depending on how much of your ancestor’s line you want to explore.
All research is performed using French archival sources and is delivered in English.
It may exceptionally extend to Belgium and Luxembourg.
One Family Line
Follow one direct branch: your ancestor’s father’s line or mother’s line.
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$895
- 8 hours of research
- 1 family book
- 1 pedigree chart
- 1 booklet with record images
- Free shipping worldwide
- Estimated delivery: 6–8 weeks*
- Additional Printed Book(s) available at checkout.
Two Family Lines
Explore both parents of your ancestor’s family line.
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$1,610
- 15 hours of research
- 1 family book
- 2 pedigree charts
- 1 booklet with record images
- Free shipping worldwide
- Estimated delivery: 6–10 weeks*
- Additional Printed Book(s) available at checkout.
Four Family Lines
A complete view of all four grandparents’ branches,
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$2,514
- 26 hours of research
- 1 printed book
- 4 pedigree charts
- 1 booklet with record images
- Free shipping worldwide
- Estimated delivery: 6–12 weeks*
* Delivery times vary depending on current workload, archival research conditions, and printing and shipping times.
What Does Each Package Cover?
This service covers :
- reconstructing one direct family line of a chosen starting person: their father, that father’s father, and so on).
- Identifying and recording the spouse of each direct male ancestor without researching her own line.
- In the event of a break in the direct male line (for example, orphans or illegitimacy), we follow the next available line. For example, if a person has only a mother, we follow the father of that mother.
This diagram illustrates the scope of research for this option. Genealogy depends on historical record availability and family realities (unknown paternity, missing records, dead ends). Research is always adapted to what the archives reveal.
This service covers :
- reconstructing two direct family lines of a chosen starting person: the starting person’s father’s line and the starting person’s mother’s father’s line.
- Identifying and recording the spouse of each direct male ancestor without researching her own line.
In the event of a break in the direct male line (for example, orphans or illegitimacy), we follow the next available line. For example, if a person has only a mother, we follow the father of that mother.
This diagram illustrates the scope of research for this option. Genealogy depends on historical record availability and family realities (unknown paternity, missing records, dead ends). Research is always adapted to what the archives reveal.
This service covers :
- Tracing the four direct lines of a chosen starting person: those of each grandparent (paternal grandfather’s line, paternal grandmother’s father’s line, maternal grandfather’s line, maternal grandmother’s father’s line), as far back as records and the research time allow.
- Identifying and recording the spouse of each direct male ancestor without researching her own line.
In the event of a break in the direct male line (for example, orphans or illegitimacy), we follow the next available line. For example, if a person has only a mother, we follow the father of that mother.
This diagram illustrates the scope of research for this option. Genealogy depends on historical record availability and family realities (unknown paternity, missing records, dead ends). Research is always adapted to what the archives reveal.
What Your Family Tree Includes
Every family tree package includes three professionally printed elements. Your package is professionally printed, shrink-wrapped, and shipped by Sedruck.
A Heirloom-Quality Printed Book
It is finished with selected endpapers, a golden-yellow bookmark ribbon, gold-finished corners and a tailband. The cover is stamped in gold.
One to four Pedigree Charts
Supplied as loose sheets, they can be kept with the book or framed and displayed separately as a visual record of your family line.
A Booklet with Original Records
Printed in A4 portrait format on sustainable 120 g/m² white paper, the interior pages feature black and white printing of original record images.
See Samples
Family tree Book
Source Booklet
How the Research Works
We offer three structured tiers of research. Each tier focuses on reconstructing the direct lineage of either yourself, a grandparent, or another ancestor.
All research is performed using French archival sources and is delivered in English. It may exceptionally extend to Belgium and Luxembourg.
Secure Your Package
Select the research tier that fits your goals and complete the secure checkout.
Optionally, we can begin with a 30-minute free consultation to ensure your research goals are achievable based on the information you have.
Share Your Family Details
An account is created automatically after purchase.
You receive a private link to our form, sent by email and available through the account. Share all known details and upload any family documents, photos to guide our work. You can complete it online or download a PDF and return it by email.
The estimated timeline begins once you have received both the payment or deposit and the completed intake form.
Receive Your Family History
In 4–8 weeks (depending on the package), you will receive your custom book, charts and source booklet .
The Expertise Behind Our Research
Rigorous Archival Investigation
Language as a Bridge
Understanding of the context
The research depth depends on the starting person’s birth date, the availability of historical records, and the research time included in your selected package.
For a starting person born in the late 19th century or later, research may reach the mid-to-late 18th century.
If the starting person was born before 1800, research may extend into the early 18th century or, in some cases, the late 17th century.
These are indicative possibilities, not guarantees. Some family lines can be traced further than others, and no specific number of generations is promised.
We need at least one concrete, verifiable piece of information to establish a starting point for the research. This might be a full name, a date, or a location documented in a source such as a census record, marriage certificate, or death certificate.
Partial information and spelling variations can sometimes be investigated.
Family documents, photographs, and details already known about your ancestors can also help guide the research.
After your order is confirmed, you will receive an intake questionnaire to collect this information. You can complete it online or return the PDF version by email.
Your project is activated, and the estimated research timeline begins, once we have received both your payment or deposit and your completed intake questionnaire.
Please return the questionnaire within 30 days of our request. If it is not returned within that period, or if essential information is incomplete or inaccurate, we may suspend the project in accordance with our Terms and Conditions.
The estimated completion time depends on the package you select:
– One Family Line: 6–8 weeks.
– Two Family Lines: 6–10 weeks.
-Four Family Lines: 6–12 weeks.
These estimates cover research, writing, and production of the printed deliverables. Actual completion times may vary or exceed these estimates depending on research complexity, archival availability, workload, and production conditions. International shipping may add further time.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find answers to common questions about our Ancestor Biography Service. If your question isn’t listed, reach out and let’s explore it together.
